Platform work across Europe
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UK : Supreme Court rules that Uber drivers are entitled to workers rights
The UK supreme court has dismissed Uber’s appeal against the 2016 landmark employment tribunal ruling that its drivers should be classed as workers with access to the minimum wage and paid holidays. The court concluded that the drivers were workers because of Uber’s level of control over them, including setting fares and not informing them […]
The Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB)
The Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) represents mainly low paid migrant workers, such as outsourced cleaners and security guards, and platform workers. IWGB was founded in August of 2012, and its branches undertake attractive campaigns for better pay and conditions. IWGB has taken to court several platform operators on a range of employment […]
GMB
Hermes’ self-employed couriers now have the option to take holiday pay and have guaranteed earnings following a groundbreaking deal between the leading consumer delivery company and GMB Union. In early 2019, GMB (a union affiliated to the TUC) and the delivery company Hermes signed the first-ever collective bargaining agreement in the UK for self-employed couriers […]
Lithuania
On 13 October, the Lithuanian Parliament passed the first reading of the XVP-1914 Bill to transpose the EU Platform Work Directive, by 85 votes to none with 8 abstentions. The Bill will next be considered at the committee of social affairs and labour on 12 November. The most novel feature of the Bill is that […]
Cyprus
Two bills have been put out for public consultation, with the deadline to give views and comments on the drafts ending on September 24. The first bill amends the Social Insurance Law, while the second advances the enactment of a new law to implement the directive—specifically, the Law on the Regulation of Working Conditions for […]
Just Eat Takeaway moves to ‘hybrid’ model in Belgium
Just Eat Takeaway announced on 1 October that it will move to what they call a “hybrid model”, working with (bogus) self-employed riders as well as some employees. Until now, Just Eat Takeaway was, in Belgium, the only meal-delivery platform working only with employees (directly hired and sub-contracted workers). The union fears that the employed […]
Slovakia
The Slovakian parliament passed the Platform Work Directive, the Act on Work Performed through Digital Labour Platforms, on 23rd September 2026. The law will come into effect on 2 December. Section 3.1 of the Bill proposes a presumption of employment in the platform economy (including for intermediaries) which is based on either: a) Slovakia’s already-existing […]
France
The French labour minister Jean-Pierre Farandou has said that the Platform Work Directive will not be transposed in time for the 2 December deadline, and is unlikely to be ready before the presidential term ends next year. The French Presidential election is due to take place in April 2027 with the parliamentary session ending in […]
Luxembourg
Luxembourg plans to introduce a Bill to the parliament in early October for the transposition of the Platform Work Directive. The government has been in discussions with social partners since 10 February, when the draft Bill was first released. Responding to parliamentary questions in July, labour minister Marc Spautz said that there had been “several […]